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'''Pravda''' (Russian: Правда, "Truth") is a [[Russian Federation|Russian]] newspaper, formerly the official newspaper of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. It is notable for having been a tool for agitating the working masses in support of the | '''Pravda''' (Russian: Правда, "Truth") is a [[Russian Federation|Russian]] newspaper, formerly the official newspaper of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. It is notable for having been a tool for agitating the working masses in support of the Russian Revolution. | ||
The newspaper began publication on 5 May 1912 in the Russian Empire, but was already extant abroad in January 1911.<ref>V. I. Lenin, Collected Works, Progress Publishers Moscow, Volume 17, p.45</ref><ref>Merrill, John C. and Harold A. Fisher. ''The world's great dailies: profiles of fifty newspapers'' (1980) pp 242–49</ref> | The newspaper began publication on 5 May 1912 in the Russian Empire, but was already extant abroad in January 1911.<ref>V. I. Lenin, Collected Works, Progress Publishers Moscow, Volume 17, p.45</ref><ref>Merrill, John C. and Harold A. Fisher. ''The world's great dailies: profiles of fifty newspapers'' (1980) pp 242–49</ref> | ||
After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] ''Pravda'' was sold off by Russian President [[Boris Yeltsin]] to a Greek business family in 1996, and the paper came under the control of their private company Pravda International.<ref name="Specter">{{Cite news|title=Russia's Purveyor of 'Truth', Pravda, Dies After 84 Years|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/31/world/russia-s-purveyor-of-truth-pravda-dies-after-84-years.html|newspaper=The New York Times|date=31 July 1996|access-date=19 October 2015|issn=0362-4331|first=Michael|last=Specter}}</ref><ref name="Pravda {{!}} Soviet newspaper">{{Cite web|title=Pravda {{!}} Soviet newspaper|url=http://www.britannica.com/topic/Pravda|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> | |||
After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]] ''Pravda'' was sold off by Russian President [[Boris Yeltsin]] to a Greek business family in 1996, and the paper came under the control of their private company Pravda International.<ref name="Specter">{{ | |||
In 1996, there was an internal dispute between the owners of Pravda International and some of the ''Pravda'' journalists which led to Pravda splitting into different entities. The [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] acquired the ''Pravda'' paper, while some of the original Pravda journalists separated to form Russia's first online paper (and the first online English paper) ''Pravda.ru'', which is not connected to the Communist Party.<ref>{{ | In 1996, there was an internal dispute between the owners of Pravda International and some of the ''Pravda'' journalists which led to Pravda splitting into different entities. The [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] acquired the ''Pravda''paper, while some of the original Pravda journalists separated to form Russia's first online paper (and the first online English paper) ''Pravda.ru'', which is not connected to the Communist Party.<ref name="Pravda {{!}} Soviet newspaper" /><ref>{{Cite news|title=Which Pravda did John McCain write about Syria for?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/sep/19/john-mccain-pravda-syria|newspaper=the Guardian|access-date=19 October 2015|date=19 September 2013}}</ref> After a legal dispute between the rival parties, the Russian court of arbitration stipulated that both entities would be allowed to continue using the Pravda name.<ref>{{Cite web|title=There is no Pravda. There is Pravda.Ru|url=http://english.pravda.ru/opinion/columnists/16-09-2013/125664-pravda_mccain-0/|website=English pravda.ru|access-date=19 October 2015|date=16 September 2013}}</ref> | ||
The ''Pravda'' paper is today run by the | The ''Pravda'' paper is today run by the [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]], whereas the online Pravda.ru is privately owned and has international editions published in Russian, English, French and Portuguese. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:News outlets]] | [[Category:News outlets]] |